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MAN'URE-SPREADER.

Speciication of Letters Patent.

Patented July T, raro.

Application led June 10,1909.v Serial No. A501,389.

4 To all 'it may concern:

Be it known that I, SYDNEY C. Rnvnnnr, a citizen of the United States, residing at Gardner, in the county of Johnson and State of' Kansas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Manure-Spreaders,

vof which the following is a specification,

reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

My invention is in the nature of an agriculturalimplement in which are combined for joint coperation, means for opening a furrow, means for depositing manure in the open furrow, means for covering the manure in the furrow, means for pressin the earth manure feed when the furrow-opening disks are raised above the ground.

The invention also comprises means for automatically maintaining the covering roller in direct line with the'central forward and rearward line of the machine.

The object of the invention is to combine in a single machine, all of the means and mechanisms hereinbefore mentioned, thus ment and combination of partsl of greatly economizing in time, labor, and ex- With this object in view' the invention consists in the improvedconstruction, arrangea combined machinel of the character described, such as will be hereinafter fully described and afterward'specically claimed.

In order that the construction Vand operation of my combined machine maybe readily understood, I will now proceed to ldescribe the same, having reference to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a top plan view of a combined machine constructed in accordance with m invention, with the box or body remove Fig. 2 is a view in side elevation, looking at the left hand side of the machine, with parts inv section and the body broken away in part, the left hand driving wheel being shown in dotted lines. Fig. 3 is a top plan view of the machine with the/hood shown in dotted lines.

Like characters of reference mark the same parts in all the figures of the drawings. l l

Referring specically to the drawings, 1 indicates themain frame of the machine which may beA of any suitable form and material. Atthe front of this main frame 1 is secured a cross rod 2 to which is connected the tongue 3 in a manner to permit f the tongue .to swing in a vertical plane.

About midway of the frame are brackets 4 .to which is secured lan axle 5 upon the ends of which are journaled two supporting or driving wheels 6-7, one of which is provided with an inwardly projectinghub 9, constructed with teeth to 'form one member of a clutch, the purpose of which will be hereinafterdescribed. Near the front endV of the frame are secured bearings 10 and 11,

in which is journaled a cross shaft 12 andv near the rear end of the frame is secured rigidly a cross shaft 13. At the front end of the frame extending diagonally from vthe cross bar 2, to the tongue 3, are braces 14 and 15 which are pivotally connected at their rear ends to permit them to move vertically with the tongue.

16 indicates the box or body of the machine which is rigidly mounted upon brackets 17 and 18 secured respectively on the` cross shaft 13 and'thecross bar 2. Said body -or box being preferably substantially semi-cylindrical in form and having secured across 'its top, a bar 19 upon-which a seat 2O is supported by means of a curved spring bar 21. A second cross bar 22 is secured across the top of the body, which bar is connected with the cross bar 19 by means-of braces 23 and 24. On the bar 22 is rigidly secured a semi-cylindrical rack 25 in which to engage a spring tooth 26 of a lever 27 pivotally secured upon said' rod 22, the upperv end of which lever is within easy reach of the occupant of the seat 20. Exe tending forwardly from the lever 27 is .a rod 28 which is jointed at its forward end to the upper end of a lever 29 pivotally mounted in a bracket 30 secured to the tongue an arm 31 of said lever extending vertically downward through a slot 32 in the tongue 3 and carrying, below the tongue, a spring 33 which normally bears downward upon a curved bar 34. to which said arm ofthe lever is connected. The curved bar 34 is pivotally secured at one end, as at 35, to the under side of the tongue 3 and projectslfrom its pivot downward, rearward and again downward, 1ts vrearward end car- '.rying pivotal supports 36 fortwo disks 37,

- loosely journaled on said pivots, and, by

reason of the angularposition of their pivots, adapted to rotate in planes converging from each other rearwardly` from the front peripheries of said disk.

of springs 43 to the cross rod 13.

At about the center of Ithe `shaft 5 is attached a curved' metalv bar 44 in a manner -to permit of its vertical oscillation upon said axle, which bar carries at its rear end pivots 45 fordisks 46, said pivots being at such angle' to each other as to causethe disks/to rotate in different planes inclined toward each other and diverging from the bottoms oflthedisks upward, said disks' being therefore much wider apart at their upper edges than at their lower edges. f

At 47 1s a depending bracket secured to the frame 1 and at 48 is similarly secured a bracket depending from the body or box 16. In these brackets is journaled a lever 49 at its lower end to the curved bar 44. The

which projects upward to within easy reach of the left hand of the o erator/and is 'provided' with a downwar ly projecting arm 50 which is bent forward at 51 and attached forward projecting arm. 51 Jcarries axspring 52 'between the curved bar 44 and a shoulder or obstruction 53 whereby said spring normally presses downward against -said curved bar 44 and tends to force the disks 46 downward.

\On the shaft 12 are rigidly secured, so as `to rotate therewith, a pair of sprocket wheels 54 held a suitable distance apart and adapted to receive drag vchains 55 composed of suitably connected links, a number of which are provided with teeth 56 which project upwardly therefrom. These chains 55 pass rearwardly from said sprocket wheels 54 below the body 16 and around similarv roller 60 having teeth 61 projecting fromV its periphery. Depending from the forward portion of the opening 59 is a Sernilspout or trough 62 which in the operationv of the machine follows .immediately in the rear of the forward disks before described.

On Athe shaft K12, .which supports the sprocket wheel 54, is secured a sprocket wheel 76 which. is connected by means'of a chain 77 'with' a sprocket wheel 78 loosely mounted on the axle 5 and provided with a hub 79 having teeth lwhereby it forms the second member of a clutch, the'lirstbeing the `hub 9 Vof the ldriving wheelr 7. The sprocket wheel 78, with its hub 79,`is normally pressed outward on the axle 5, by means of a spring'80 wherebyl the driving wheel 7 normallydrives the sprocketjwheel 78 and by means of its connections the shaft 12 and the manure feeding chain 55. A cord, chain or cable 81. secured to the hub of the sprocket wheel 7 8,'passes lthrough suitable g'uides and is connected at its rvopposite' end to the lever 29, whereby when said lever is thrown forward, and raises the furrowl opening disks 37 above the ground, the inem- 78 and driving --wheel 7, are disconnected so that Athe feed chain will be inoperative and no manurewill befed forward thereby,

bers of the clutch connecting the sprocket V to be dropped through the spout upon the ground when no furrow is belng opened.

From vthe foregoing it will be perceived that when the machine is drawn forwardover the ground with its parts in normal position, the disks 37 will enter the soil and open up a furrow. The chain 55 will feed the manure forward in the body and drop` it through the forward opening and the delivering spout into the open furrow, this operation being assisted bythe revolving toothed drum which serves to break up and properly distribute the manure. The rear disks now coming into operation, owing yto their inclination, will throw the dirt from the sides of the furrow over the manure' previously dropped and thus cover th same while the earth will be properly packed by means of ,the presser roller which follows said disks in/operatOn.n

When the operator raises the forward disks, and consequently stops the' opening of they furrowythe manure dropping mechanism will be disconnected .as before described. When-the-operator raises Ithe rear furrowY closing disks vthe c orn dropping mechanism `will be disconnected 'as before described.

When both the Ffront and rear disks are elevated themovement of the machine will.y be l without effect. x

Y If desired, I may arrange over the feed chains 55 a channeled hood or casing 85 -which will prevent said chains from 'clogging and from feeding thev manure too rapidly.. Said hood 85 is slidably vmounted lbetween angular brackets 86 provided on the bottom of the box or body 16 so that it may be moved rearwardly in'the latter to "gradually uncover the feed-chains as the contents i y of said box or body are gradually discharged. Said hood 85 has its top inclined downwardly and forwardly so that it may be readily moved rearwardly in the manure or other contents of the box or body 16. Said hood is adapted to be shifted`rearwardly by the operator by means of a hand lever 87 suitably fulcrumed as shown at 88 and connected by link 89 to said hood.

construction ofthe various parts composing my combined machine, it willv be obvious to those skilled'in the art" that variations may be made in such constructions, without dearting from the spirit and scopeof the invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I'cl'aim and desire to secure by Letters Patent,- is':=

LIn a machine of the character described, the combination of a frame, supporting and. drive wheels therefor, a body upon said frame and having front and rear openings, Amanure feeding chains passing through said openings and having their upper stretches arranged above the bottoml of said body, a driving mechanism for said chains including a sprocket wheel loosely mounted on the axle of the drive` wheel for rotary andl sliding movement, a spring for sliding said sprocket wheel on'the axle, coacting clutch members on the drive wheel and said sprocket wheel, a ,vertically swinging bar arranged beneath the forward portion of the machine, furrow opening disks carried by said bar, an angular lever having one end operatively conected to said bar, a

'- hand'lever having-an operative connection with the other end of said angular lever, a

locking means for said hand lever, uides, and a cord passed through said gui es and havingone. end connected to said angular lever and its other end operatively connected to said sprocket wheel.

2.' In a machine of the `character de y, scribed, the combination with a frame, and abox body mounted thereon, having front and rear openings, of a cross rod at the forward end of the frame, a tongue pivotedfon the crossrod to swing vertically, furrow opening disks pivotally mounted under the tongue, a manure` delivery spout leading downward, a feedchain moved forward in the box body and. passing downward through said forward o ening, and a toothed roll loosely journa ed in said forward opening in front of the feed chain.-

3. In a machine of the ,character described, the combination with' a frame and a box body having front andrear openings, of a cross bar at the forward end of the frame, a tongue pivoted on said crossbar, furrow opening disks pivoted under the tongue, a delivery-spout leading downward from the forward end of the box lbody,a

sprocket wheel mounted to turn in the rear portion of the front opening of the box body, an axle Secured to the same, furrow covering Adisks pivotedto the axle, a cross' bar near ,the rear end of the frame, a sprocket wheel on the cross bar projecting into the rear opening of the body, a feed chain passing around the sprocket wheels,

one side thereof passing through the opening While I have particularly described the.

of the body and moving therein, and con nections whereby the sprocket wheels `and feed chains are moved from Athe driving wheels. 4. In a machine of the character described, the combination of a frame, a horifzontally disposed. body thereon and provided in its bottom adjacent one end with an outlet opening, an endless feed member having -itsupper stretch traveling longitudinally through the bottom portion -of the b'ody and through said out-let opening, an inverted channeled hood arranged foi,` longitudinal sliding movement on the bottom of the body and adapted to cover a portion of the upper stretch of said endless feed member, and means whereby said hood may be shifted to uncover portions of said end` less feed member,

5.. In a machine ofl'the character described, the combination of a frame, supporting and drive wheels therefor, a bodyarranged on the frame and having an outlet opening adjacent one end, guides upon the bottom of said body, an endless feed member having its upper stretch arranged above the bottom of the'body and adapted to pass through said outlet opening, means for actuating said member fromy said drive wheel, an inverted channeled hood mounted for longitudinal sliding movement on the bottom of the body and between said guides,a lever and an operative connection between the latter and said hood, whereby said hood may be shifted longitudinally to ncover portions of said'endless feed memer. e

6'. In a machine of the character d-e-y scribed, the combination of a frame, supportingand drive wheels therefor, a body upon the frame and having an outlet open ing at one end of its bottom', an endless feed member having its upper stretch traveling over the bottom of. said body and passing through said outlet opening, means for driving said member from said drive wheel, a toothed roller loosely journaled i`n the outlet -opening of the body and-disposed opposite the forward discharge end of said endless feed member, a shiftable hood mounted for longitudinal sliding movement in the bottom of the body and disposed over the upper stretch of said endless'feed member,

' furrow opening means arranged at the for- Ward portion of the machine, furrow closing means arranged adjacent the rear portion of the machine and a packing roller carried by the rear portion of the machine.

7. In a machine of the character described, the combination of a frame, a body A supported thereon and having front and rear openings, transverse shafts upon said frame,sprocket Wheels on said shafts, endless feed chains engaged with said sprocket Wheels and having their upper. stretches passing longitudinally over the bottom ofA the body and through said openings, a shift-l able hood arranged in `the body to cover said chains, supporting and drive Wheels for said frame, means for drivingone'of said 'shafts from the drive Wheel f the frame, a toothed feeding roller arranged adjacent to 'the discharge end of the feeding chains, a spout arranged adjacent said roller, furrow opening means to travel` in advance of said spout, and furrow closing means to travel in rear of said spout.

8. In a machine of the character `described, the 'combination of a frame, a body supported thereon and having front and rear openings, transverse shafts upon said frame', sprocket Wheels on said shafts, endthrough said openings, a shifti row opening means, and means for simultaneously raising said support and disconnectin the driving `vvheelof the frame from ythe drive shaft of the ,feed chains.

In testimony WhereofI hereunto aix my signature in the presence of two Witnesses. i SYDNEY C, REVELEY. Witnesses:

A. H. SHEELEY, V JOHNC. MoInTo'sH. 

